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Proverbs chapter 22 verse 6 train up a child in the way he should go

even when he is old he will not depart from it. Now this is not a promise that if you

train up a child in the way you should go that every single child trained up in this way will never depart from that way.

That's not the way proverbs work.

These are not specific promises, guarantees.

There are so many examples of this in Proverbs where we see

principles that are wise to live according to, principles that we should put into practice with trust in God.

Again the whole theme of Proverbs in the fear of the Lord.

And so this is a clear instruction to parents and not just to parents, but think about the whole

community of faith, the church and the responsibility we have to pass the gospel into the next generation.

So to think about children who you have the opportunity to influence, yes of course in your home, but then beyond even your home, to train up children

in the way they should go and to pray that when they are older they will not depart from it.

And there's really two different directions.

I know there are children, there are students who listen to this podcast and I want to encourage you to consider how

your parents or other people in your life are training you in God's word or training you to know God, to pursue God.

And I want to encourage you based on this verse to receive that training,

to receive that training, that loving care and guidance and wisdom as adults that God

is put in your life, try to train you to know and enjoy and walk with God, receive that in such a way that

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